Kenya-Ethiopia border Stories

Kenya-Ethiopia border killings spark mass exodus in Marsabit's Dukana Ward
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 22, 2025

This comes after a middle-aged herder was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants along the porous border.

Ethiopia's army says it killed more than 300 Fano militiamen in two days of fighting
Reuters  |  Mar 22, 2025

The Fano militia fought alongside the army and Eritrean forces in a two-year civil war that pitted Addis Ababa against the Tigray People's Liberation...

One million malnourished children in Nigeria and Ethiopia risk losing aid, UNICEF says
Reuters  |  Mar 22, 2025

Some 1.3 million children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition risk losing access to lifesaving support this year in Ethiopia and Niger...

Ethiopia licenses first investment banks, expands capital market services
Addis Standard  |  Mar 22, 2025

The newly licensed institutions include CBE Capital S.C. and Wegagen Capital Investment Bank S.C., both designated as investment banks.

PM Abiy says Ethiopia has no intention to "invade" Eritrea, calls Red Sea access "existential"
Addis Standard  |  Mar 21, 2025

PM Abiy emphasized that Ethiopia’s role in the region has been to promote “peace and development,” citing its involvement in Somalia, South Sudan, and...

Why the Tigray crisis is far from over
The Conversation  |  Mar 19, 2025

An estimated one million displaced people are grappling with high levels of food insecurity, and thousands of schools remain closed.

M-Pesa teams up with LakiPay to boost digital payments in Ethiopia
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 18, 2025

This latest integration with LakiPay therefore solidifies Safaricom's role in Ethiopia's financial ecosystem.

Panic and destruction as powerful earthquake hits Ethiopia’s Afar region
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 17, 2025

This geological setting makes the region prone to occasional seismic activity, though large, destructive earthquakes remain relatively rare.

Ethiopia's Boro Democratic Party says two more leaders arrested in Benishangul-Gumuz
Addis Standard  |  Mar 15, 2025

BDP accused the regional administration of “inciting unrest” beyond the purpose for which the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Council was established.

Aid agencies sound alarm over surge in malnutrition across Ethiopia; children, mothers hit hard
Addis Standard  |  Mar 15, 2025

Additionally, regions such as Amhara recorded the highest non-responder rate, reflecting a rising number of children who demonstrate no clinical impro...

Rwanda latest country to sign defence cooperation with Ethiopia
Addis Standard  |  Mar 15, 2025

The agreement covers cooperation in areas including counterterrorism, training, and related military capacity building programs.

Ogaden National Liberation Front condemns Ethiopia’s oil deals, warns of ‘repercussions’
Addis Standard  |  Mar 14, 2025

In March 2022, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum issued an ultimatum with a list of conditions to be met by Poly-GCL related to its activities in th...

Explainer: Why are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the brink of a possible war?
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Experts say the standoff could lead to Ethiopia and Eritrea backing rival camps in Tigray and ultimately coming into direct conflict.

Somali, Afar leaders use Iftar diplomacy to ease conflict in Ethiopia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 13, 2025

For the first time in several months, 65 officials from the Afar region travelled to Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali region, to share a Ramadan mea...

Foreign missions call for urgent cessation of hostilities in Northern Ethiopia
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 13, 2025

Disputes between rival factions intensified recently with the region’s embattled administrator appealing for help from the federal government after a...

Why does Ethiopia have earthquakes and volcanoes? A geologist explains
The Conversation  |  Mar 08, 2025

The ongoing events in Fentale, as well as the Dofan area to the north, are the most recent in the history of molten material rising to the surface as...

Turkana attack: 38 people still missing after deadly raid by suspected Ethiopian militia
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 08, 2025

The government is increasing its security presence in the region to curb conflicts between the Turkana and Oromo communities.

UN projects $2 billion for Ethiopia's 2025 humanitarian response, faces $496 million funding gap
Addis Standard  |  Mar 08, 2025

Food insecurity, OCHA stated, remains a key issue. The report noted that “malnutrition, particularly among children and women, has reached concerning...

Over 20 people still missing after brutal attack on Turkana fishermen
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 02, 2025

Venant Ndighila, the head of disaster management operations at the Kenya Red Cross, said efforts to locate the missing persons are ongoing.

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